Front Page: July 18

During a visit to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, President Xi Jinping urged scientists to keep in mind the need to serve their homeland, to benefit the people and to combine their own ambitions with the Chinese dream — the rejuvenation of the country, People’s Daily reports.

Complaints against taxi drivers for issues such as refusing passengers or negotiating fares dropped significantly after Beijing hiked the taxi base fare from 10 yuan ($1.63) to 13 yuan, Beijing News reports.

The main picture in Wuhan Evening News shows a large-scale firefighting exercise held in Wuhan before the operation of a chemical industrial project that will produce 800,000 tons of ethylene a year.

China Youth Daily criticized in its editorial that "bad apples excuse" has been overused by many authorities in defending problems such as corruption by officials and abuse of power by chengguan (urban management office).

More than 13,000 people in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, have registered online to take advantage of an innovative point-for-hukou (household registration) system that will allow qualified immigrants to become city residents, according to Southern Metropolis Daily.

People age 25 to 35 find it difficult to have dinner with their family because of work demands, while those around 20 rarely think it necessary, reports Chutian Metropolis Daily, based in Wuhan, Hubei province.

Xiangeqing, a high-end catering firm, closed its store in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province, due to a business slump following the central government's call for austerity, Sanxiang Metropolis Daily reports.

A woman had to call police for help after she received hundreds of unwanted calls about blind dates and house rents. She suspected that a Taobao store disclosed her telephone number in revenge for a negative comment she made about the store, Chongqing News reports.

Tianfu Morning Post, based in Sichuan province, said Fu Suqing is to celebrate his 116th birthday next month, and his secret for longevity may be related to his preference for coarse grains, manual labor, and kindness to others.